Freedom of Information Act

Introduction

The Railroad Retirement Board is required under the Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) to disclose records requested in writing by any person.
However, we may withhold information under certain exemptions and exclusions
provided by the statute. Also, the
Railroad Retirement Act, the
Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act, and the
Privacy Act restrict disclosure of
information about individuals. FOIA applies only to federal agencies and
does not create a right of access to records held by Congress, the courts, or by
state or local government agencies.

Consult our Guide for Requesting FOIA
Records if you plan to make a FOIA request. We also encourage you to browse
Agency Overview, News Releases, Statistical Information, Benefit Forms and
Publications, and Employer Forms and Publications located in the links to the
left.

Additionally, pursuant to Executive Order 13392 entitled "Improving Agency
Disclosure of Information," the RRB's
FOIA Improvement Plan
will make the processing of FOIA requests more streamlined and effective and
increase public awareness of FOIA processing.

RRB may charge fees, according to
published fee schedules, for searching, reviewing, and copying records.
Noncommercial requesters are not charged for the first 100 pages of document
copying, or for the first two hours of search time. For more information
see
Guide for Requesting FOIA Records.

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